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The Yardbirds record I'm A Man at Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The song is written by Bo Diddley.




Do You Believe in Magic, as a joint entry for the Lovin Spoonful and The Pack, from Calne, enters the Radio London Top 40 singles chart at No35. The Pack's version of the track is produced by legendary UK producer Mickie Most.







Two cover versions of the Buffy Sainte-Marie song The Universal Soldier enter the Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA. Donovan's version enters at No84 and Glen Campbell's at No90.


Flamingo Club, Soho, London, England, UK. The group will evolve first into Peter B's Looners, and then into Shotgun Express. The group is led by organist Peter Bardens and includes drummer Mick Fleetwood, later to find fame as a founder of Fleetwood Mac.
Looners Ltd play at The


A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass enters the Billboard Hot Top 100 Singles chart at No89. It will spend sixteen weeks on the Top 100, peaking at No7 for two weeks.
Ed Sullivan show in New York City, USA, begins broadcasting in colour, because Studio 50 has become equipped with Norelco Color Cameras. The cameras are specially shielded to counter the magnetic field from subway power station transformers at the rear of the stage. Artists appearing include Dino, Desi And Billy and Eddie Fisher.
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